E/CN.4/1996/35/Add.1 page 55 an appeal against that conclusion was made by the Civil Liberties and Human Rights Organization. As a result of that appeal, the Imphal bench of the Guwahati High Court ordered a judicial inquiry. 280. According to the Government, the district and sessions judge, Manipur (west), had come to the conclusion that there had been no lapse on the part of the police with respect to W. Deven Singh and that he had suffered a natural death. 281. Kuldip Singh, a resident of Baljit Nagar, Delhi, was arrested on 28 May 1994 by immigration authorities upon his arrival at Indira Gandhi International Airport, after he had been deported from Germany. The subinspector at the police station reportedly demanded a bribe from his father for his release, which his father refused to pay. He was taken to Tihar jail, where he was allegedly beaten and subsequently died. An inquiry held by the subdivisional magistrate of Punjabi Bagh zone determined that he had died of heat stroke, but the autopsy reportedly revealed 11 "external injuries" on his body and photographs showed blood coming from his nose and mouth, black spots, apparently resulting from electric shocks, and a fractured and swollen arm. The Supreme Court ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct an inquiry and the Delhi government to pay the family Rs 10,000 compensation. 282. According to the Government, a board of three doctors conducted a post-mortem and determined that Kuldip Singh had died due to heat stroke. A second medical board of experts constituted by the Criminal Bureau of Investigation came to the same conclusion. 283. Masoom Ali, a 60-year-old New Delhi resident, was arrested on 27 August 1994 following a quarrel. He was allegedly beaten at Seelampur police station and died on the way to hospital. An inquiry carried out by a subdivisional magistrate concluded that his death was due to beatings in custody and recommended that action be taken against the additional superintendent, a duty officer and the station house officer (SHO). 284. According to the Government, a case was registered against an assistant subinspector, a duty officer, a head constable and the SHO in connection with the death of Masoom Ali. A police departmental inquiry against the subinspector was undertaken and the SHO was censured. The cases were still under investigation. 285. Suresh Rajesh, reportedly arrested along with several other persons in New Delhi on 30 November 1994 on charges of stabbing a head constable, was taken to Mangolpuri police station, where police officials demanded payment from his mother for his release. He was allegedly beaten severely and declared dead shortly after his arrival at hospital. A post-mortem revealed internal injuries, including to his liver and spleen, resulting from a severe beating. A case of homicide not amounting to murder was registered against police officials. In addition, the SHO, two subinspectors and three constables were suspended and an additional SHO was transferred. 286. The Government replied that pursuant to the recommendation of the National Human Rights Commission, the case was being investigated by an